It was on a boring afternoon at work when I stumbled upon an amazing musician from South Africa. He’s name is Jeremy Loops. He was playing a show at World Cafe Live, my favorite music venue in Philadelphia. Curious, I looked him up on YouTube and immediate fell in love with the music and bought a ticket to a show. Basically, he was one heck of a talented dude. A loop peddle, guitar, harmonica, with which he played with such skill and passion. I was addicted. The show was not to disappoint either. I managed to stand in the second row and I had a wonderful night. Afterward, Jeremy was so generous to meet everybody.
When I got home that night, with a photo, a night I will never forget, and a sense of curiosity, I googled Jeremy and discovered that he is one of the co-founders of a non-profit organization called Greenpop. They plant trees in deforested areas in South Africa and Zambia to create sustainable futures for local communities as well as bring people together from all over the world. Every year, Greenpop hosts the Zambia Festival of Action, a two-week long project to bring trees back into a country with one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world. Recently, I finished reading Omnivore’s Dilemma, which talks about the ecology of our foods and makes a strong argument for a need for human to be more mindful of the planet and our impact on it. It seems that Greenpop aims also to reconnect people with nature and remind us that our actions are not without consequences to the environment. How amazing would be to get involve in this.
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